The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gerald Kumar finished 1,448th of 1,581 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:59:12.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 7:44. A harder second half: 17:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:59, behind 88% of the field.
Sydney gave the field time back: about 1:22 faster than the average race this season, by 1,013 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 5:10v median +1:02
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Block 02 9:23Running 2 5:33v median +1:10
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 6:04v median +1:21
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Block 04 12:39Running 4 5:58v median +1:13
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 6:40v median +1:45
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Block 06 9:32Running 6 7:14v median +2:26
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Block 07 19:17Running 7 5:57v median +1:08
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Block 08 24:41Running 8 15:02v median +8:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:59
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1511
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,511 men who finished.